Peer Production: UNIMAGINED FRIENDS

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LB fell in love with this one. We can understand why:

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Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie

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by Leesa Dean

I’ll cut to the chase: It went well! Really well. I, of course, am talking about the shoot with the celeb for the TOP SECRET PROJECT.

This time around, I was the first the arrive. I made a point of getting there around 15, 20 minutes early in case the celeb arrived before I did, so the guy who owns the studio was still setting up when I got there. It actually gave us a chance to chat, which was kinda cool. The studio is small and the guy who runs it is a shooter/editor on the side. So it was interesting talking shop with him.

My producing partner, his friend who was helping us out as a grip and the A.D. arrived exactly at the same time. And the celeb and his girlfriend showed up about 5 minutes later. read article

Peer Production: TROUBLESHOOTING “HER”

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HER recently won a WGA Award as Best Original Screenplay. We think this peer produced short about troubleshooting “her,” deserves an award or three too:

Extreme Peer Production

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One of our favorite peer productions is INSPECTOR SPACETIME NOT INSPECTOR SPACETIME UNTITLED WEBSERIES ABOUT A SPACE TRAVELER whatever, Travis Richey’s terrific web series which began its life as a a show-within-a-show on COMMUNITY.

Turns out we at TVWriter™ aren’t the only ones who’ve fallen in love with the charm and execution of this diamond. Turns out Trav’s got fans all over the place.  Lovers of “Inspectrum” are all over the place, from Tumblr to, well, to the Inspector SpaceTime Wiki. For a good time, check out these droll, deadpan masterpieces. read article

Peer Production: GOLDEN AGE OF INSECT AVIATION

Hey, waddaya know? TVWriter™ just discovered an unsung hero of peer production. But we don't think he'll be that way for long!
Hey, waddaya know? TVWriter™ just discovered an unsung hero of peer production. But we don’t think he’ll be that way for long!

Man, do we wish we’d made this:

“In 1903, Olivia Wright was the first to pilot the great grasshoppers of North America.” read article